Social Movements and Democracy
Published on 18. January 2003
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-0-312-29318-5 (ISBN)
Description
Present-day democracies are being called into question from new and different fronts: by globalization, by the fragmentation of postmodernity, by strong and exclusive collective identities. The demands of the social movements challenge democracy in as much as they call for readjustments in its decision-making processes. Yet at the same time the social movements are forms of collective action that help the democracies by keeping them in tension to respond to the challenges arising from the other fronts. The book as a whole deals with this double relationship between social movements and democracy, the movements as challengers and as "maintainers" of democracy.
Reviews / Votes
'This edited volume brings together some of the most outstanding scholars in the field of social movements. The volume excels in its diversity.' - E-Extreme '...the book leaves the conceptual synthesis up to the reader but provides researchers, students, and an interested public with useful theoretical tools and country-specific case studies on social movements.' - Dorothea Kleine, Environment and PlanningMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
492 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-312-29318-5 (9780312293185)
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Person
PEDRO IBARRA is Professor of Political Science at the University of the Basque Country, Spain. His main research interests include social movements and collective action theory, environmental politics, and nationalist movements. He is currently participating in several research projects linked to the social movements including TEA project (the transformation of environmental activism in Europe) which is financed by the European Community.
Content
Introduction; P.Ibarra Are the Social Movements Protagonists in the Extension and Consolidation of Democracy?; C.Tilly Transnationalization and Globalization of Social Movements; D.Rucht The Transformation of the National Political Space in a Globalizing World; H.Kriesi From Interests to Identity and from Identity Back to Interests; K.Eder Landscapes of Political Interest Intermediation; H.Kitchelt Leadership and Representation in Local Movements' Networks; M.Diani The Resurgence of Protest and the Revitalization of Democracy in Britain; C.Rootes Social Movements and Representative Democracies at the Turn of the Millennium: The Italian Case; D.della Porta Participation, Public Policies, and Democracy; P.Ibarra